Arabia Moomin Mug #27
Fazer (2004)
Price estimate
£8,000 - 10,000 Based on Condition
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The Christmas-themed Moomin mug, Mug Fazer, is said to be the rarest one of them all. The mug was only manufactured in 2004, and only 400 mugs were released. Fazer Café ordered this numbered set of...
The Christmas-themed Moomin mug, Mug Fazer, is said to be the rarest one of them all. The mug was only manufactured in 2004, and only 400 mugs were released. Fazer Café ordered this numbered set of mugs to sell at Christmas time, as they had found one of the old commercials Tove Jansson had illustrated for the company. In the 1950s Fazer used many artists to design their commercials, and Fazer advertisements with Tove Jansson’s artwork were published in the Garm magazine. There’s a special stamp on the bottom of each Fazer mug. Instead of the painting Moomin stamp, there is a dedicated number from 1 to 400 in each mug, below the Arabia crown stamp.
Additional information
Price estimate
£8,000 - 10,000 Based on Condition
Name
Fazer
Product category
Moomin Mug
Mug number
27
Production period
2004
Theme
Special products
Brand
Arabia
Bottom stamp
1 different
Product designer
Kaj Franck
Graphic designer
Tove Jansson
Character
Moomintroll
Original image
Advertisement - Föreningsbanken (1956) - Tove Jansson
Measurements
Height: 8.1, Width: 11.2, Diameter: 8.3 cm
Weight
250 g
Volume
300 ml
Colors
Brown, Orange, Yellow
Material
Vitro porcelain
Bottom stamps (1)
Who designs the illustrations for the Moomin mugs?
Tove Slotte, born in 1957, is a Finnish artist and a graphic designer. She is a professional ceramist. Tove Slotte worked at Arabia from 1985 to 1990, after which she has worked as a freelance designer. She is best known for designing and illustrating the Moomin products for Iittala and Arabia ceramics. Tove Slotte has been a Moomin fan since her childhood. She says her favourite Moomin book is The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My. Tove Slotte has designed the Moomin products for Arabia for more than 30 years.
